WEBVTT HAD RIGHT ABOUT HIS TIES TORUSSIA.>> NOT ONLY DID WE BELIEVE THERUSSIANS KNEW THIS BUT THEY HADPROOF.THAT CREATED A COMPROMISESITUATION, A SITUATION WHERE THENATIONAL SECURITY ADVISERESSENTIALLY COULD BE BLACKMAILEDBY THE RUSSIANS.>> IT TOOK MORE THAN TWO WEEKSFOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO DEMANDFLYNN'S RESIGNATION.ALSO TESTIFYING FORMER NATIONALINTELLIGENCE RECORD JAMESCLAPPER WHO SAID RUSSIA HAS BEENMEDDLING IN ELECTIONS SINCE THE1960'S BUT NEVER WILL WITH MORESUCCESS THAN 2016.STAN: ONE OF THE SEVEN BALTIMORECITY POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED INA FEDERAL CORRUPTION CASE ISARGUING HE IS A SCAPEGOAT FORDECADES OF PROBLEMS IN THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT.DETECTIVE MARCUS TAYLOR ASKED TOBE RELEASED PENDING TRIAL.HE ARGUES THE BALTIMORE POLICEDEPARTMENT IS "BROKEN." HE SAID HE WAS POORLY TRAINED.HE AND SIX OTHER OFFICERSACCUSED OF OVERTIME FRAUD ANDROBBING PEOPLE WHO HAD BEENARRESTED.LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER HERSENTENCING FORMER BISHOP HEATHERCOOK HAS HER FIRST HEARING.SHE PLEADED GUILTY AND A JUDGESERVED TO PRISON FOR A BIKEACCIDENT.MY SUMMER PLEADING FOR THE JUDGETO KEEP HER BEHIND BARS.>> THE HEARING TOMORROW MORNINGIS CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC THAT AFEW PEOPLE IN EACH SITE WILL BEALLOWED TO ATTEND.MANY OTHERS THAT, SOME THAT DIDNOT KNOW TOM PALERMO ALREADYGAVE THEIR TWO CENTS TO THEPAROLE BOARD.>> AGAIN I BELIEVE BEINGRELEASED EARLY IS ADEQUATEPUNISHMENT FOR HER CRIMES.>> LIZ CORNISH IS UPSET THATHEATHER COOK IS UP FOR PAROLE.SHE HIT AND KILLED CYCLIST TOMPALERMO IN 2014 ISSUE DROVER 2014.>> TOM WAS LOVED, HE WAS ALSO AREALLY GOOD FRIEND BUT MOSTIMPORTANT A FATHER AND HUSBANDTO HIS FAMILY.>> HE LEFT THE SCENE OF THECRASH -- SHE LEFT THE SCENE OFTHE CRASH BUT WAS ARRESTED ANDCHARGED.SHE WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARSIN PRISON BUT VEHICULARMANSLAUGHTER IS CONSIDERED ANON--- NONVIOLENT CRIME SHE ISELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AFTERSERVING 25% OF HER TIME.THAT WOULD BE IN JULY.HER HEARING IS TOMORROW.>> IF WE DO NOT ADVOCATE FORADEQUATE PUNISHMENT IT EMBOLDENSPEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLEWHO RIDE BIKES ARE NOTIMPORTANT.>> THEY'RE CONCERNED COOK DIDNOT LOSE HER LICENSE AS PART OFHER SENTENCE SO SHE COULD GETBEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR IF SHEIS RELEASED.THAT IS WHY THEY ASKED MEMBERSTO WRITE PERSONAL LETTERS TO THEPAROLE BOARD URGING THEM NOT TOGRANT PAROLE.DOZENS DID AND THEY HOPE THEBOARD WILL LISTEN AND DENY HERPAROLE.>> THERE IS JUST NO AMOUNT OFTIME THAT IS GOING TO HEAL THEONES INFLICTED ON TOM'S FAMILYAND FRIENDSAND THE CYCLING COMMUNITYBECAUSE OF THE CHOICE SHE MADE.I DO BELIEVE THAT RELEASING HERTHIS EARLY AT THE EARLIESTOPPORTUNITY FOR PAROLE SENDS AMESSAGE THAT THIS TYPE OF CRIMEIS NOT WORTH SERVING YOUR FULLSENTENCE.>> I SPOKE TO HER ATTORNEY ANDCLOSE FRIEND, NEITHER WANTED TOCOMMENT FOR THE STORY.DONNA: THANK YOU.TWO PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL AFTERANOTHER VOLUME WENT -- VIOLENTWEEKEND IN BALTIMORE CITY.POLICE HAVE MADE ARRESTS IN TWOOF THE SHOOTINGS.A WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTINGRAINESHA HUNT.THE SHOOTING WAS DOMESTICRELATED.ALSO MARCUS JOYNER KILLED TONYTINGLE ON STRICKER STREET.JOYNER IS CHARGED WITH MURDER.MARYLAND STATE POLICE RELEASEDISCOVERED A CROWD WAS MODIFIEDVEHICLES GATHERED AT KELSODRIVE.DOZENS OF PEOPLE SCATTERED WHENTHE TROOPER APPROACHED THAT THETROOPER DID STOP MICHAEL CHIN.HE WAS CITED FOR DISTURBING THEPOLICE -- PEACE AND OTHERVIOLATIONS.>> AND ODENTON MAN WILL SPENDTIME IN JAIL FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OFA MINOR.HE WILL HAVE TO SERVE FIVE YEARSOF SUPERVISED PROBATION ANDREGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER.POLICE SAY LAST YEAR, HE ENGAGEDIN SEXUAL ACTS WITH A5-YEAR-OLD FAMILY MEMBER ON APLAYGROUND.HE PLEADED GUILTY IN JANUARY.MEANWHILE A MONTGOMERY COUNTY, HIGH SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICIALHAS BEEN RE-ARRESTEDFOR ALLEGEDLY HAVING SEX WITH A17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT HE HAD BEENORDERED TO STAY AWAY FROMAFTER AN EARLIER ARREST.POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED57-YEAR-OLD MARK YANTSOS ONFRIDAY.HE IS A SECURITY TEAM LEADER ATRICHARD MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOLIN ROCKVILLE.YANTSOS WAS CHARGED LAST MONTHWITH SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINORAND A SEX OFFENSE INVOLVING THEGIRL.HE WAS RELEASED THAT TIME ON$75,000 BOND.AND ORDERED TO HAVE NO CONTACTWITH THE GIRL.BUT COURT DOCUMENTS ALLEGE.YANTSOS MET WITH THE VICTIM ATHIS HOME FIVE DAYS IN A ROWBETWEEN APRIL 28 AND MAY 2.DONNA WITH THE NUMBER OF: OVERDOSES IN THE STATEGROWING, THE CHIEF MEDICALEXAMINER'S OFFICE IS OVERWHELMEDWITH CASES.THE OFFICE RECENTLY GOT THE GOAHEAD TO HIRE MORE STAFF TO HELPWITH AUTOPSIES.AND ANOTHER OFFICE IS ALSOSEEING AN INCREASE IN BODIES,FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.11-NEWS ITEAM REPORTER LISAROBINSON IS LIVE DOWNTOWN LISA-- WITH THE LATEST.LISA: AFTER 72 HOURS BODIES THATARE NOT CLAIMED ARE UNDER THECONTROL OF THE STATE ANATOMYBOARD.THE STATE ANATOMY BOARD HOUSEDIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDMEDICAL CENTER IS WEHREUNCLAIMED BODIES END UP, ANDACCORDING TO ITS DIRECTOR, SINCEFISCAL YEAR 2012, THE NUMBER OFBODIES THAT END UP HERE HAS BEENGOING UP SIGNIFICANTLY.>> DECEDENTS COME TO US BECAUSEMAYBE THE FAMILIES DO NOT HAVETHE ECONOMIC MEANS TO MAKE ACLAIM AND THE DECEASED DID NOTHAVE INSURANCE AND HAD NOT MADEANY PRE-ARRANGEMENTS.LISA THE NUMBER OF UNCLAIMED: BODIES WENT FROM 1029 IN 2012TO 1504 IN FISCAL YEAR 2016.SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN1120.WHILE THE ANATOMY BOARD CAN'TSAY FOR SURE THE CAUSE, A RISEIN CRIME AND AN OPIOD EPIDEMIC-- OPIOID EPIDEMIC ARE NOT BEINGROLLED OUT.>> THAT IS ONE FACTOR THAT HASBROUGHT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASEIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THENUMBERS OF HOMICIDE AND DRUGOVERDOSES.>> IF THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THENUMBER OF CASES AT THE MEDICALEXAMINER'S OFFICE, THAT EFFECTSTHE ANATOMY BOARD AS WELL.>> IF WE HAVE AN INCREASE THATAFFECTS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'SAND THEIR CASES IT IS A MATTEROF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEINCREASE WILL AFFECT IS AS FARAS THE NUMBERS OF BODY'S COMINGIN BECAUSE IT IS A VERY SHORTTIME.LISA: THE ANATOMY BOARD KEEPSTHE BODY'S FOR 14 DAYS.AFTER THAT, THE ANATOMY BOARDDIRECTOR CAN CAN ORDER ACREMATION AND THE ASHES ARE HELDFOR AT LEAST A YEAR.STAN: LASER STRIKES HAVEIMPACTED PLANES AND HELICOPTERSNOW SOMONE IN MARYLAND IS USINGA LASER TO TEMPORAILY BLINDPILOTS MANUEVERING SHIPS ALOINGTHE CHESAPEAKE BAY.11 NEWS I TEAM REPORTER BARRYSIMMS IS LIVE AT ARMISTEAD PARKWITH MORE ON THE INVESTIGATIONBY THE COAST GUARD.BARRY: WE'VE LEARNED THE LASERSTRIKES ARE HAPPENING IAT NIGHTSOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11 PM AND 44:00 A.M. THE COAST GUARD AND OTHERSTRYING TO FIND WHO ISRESPONSIBLE AND TRYING TOPREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIENT ON THEBAY.PILOTS ARE TRAINED TO BE SHIPHANDLING SPECIALISTS.BOARDING LARGE VESSELS ANDNAVIGATING THEM THROUGH THECHESAPEAKE BAY INTO MARYLANDPORTS.THEIR JOB DEMANDS EXTREMECONCENTRATION BUT NOW A SERIOUSDISTRACTION IS IMPACTING THEIRWORK.>> SOMEONE HAS BEEN SHINING AVERY RIGHT GREEN LASER INTO THEWHEELHOUSE OF SHIPS COMING UPTHE BAY.MOSTLY SHIPS NORTHBOUND.BARRY CAPTAIN JOHN COLGAN OF THE: ASSOCAITION OF MARYLAND PILOTSSAYS IT STARTED TWO WEEKS AGOAND THE DANGER FOR PILOTS.>> TO BE BLINDED AND NOT BE ABLETO SEE A SMALL BOAT IN FRONT OFYOU.BARRY HE KNOWS OF EIGHT REPORTS.:>> THEY LIT UP THE CARNIVALPRIDE.BIG SHIPS, BIG, DEEP SHIPS.BARRY INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE: LASER STRIKES ARE COMING FROMAN AREA IN CALVERT COUNTY.BETWEEN DRUM POINT AND COVEPOINT.>> THE SHIPS ARE ABOUT 45 MILESAWAY AT THIS POINT OR MORE.IT IS THAT BRIGHT.BARRY: IN THE PAST WE'VEREPORTED ON SIMILAR STRIKESIMPACTING PILOTS OF HELICOPTERSAND PLANES COMING FROM LASERPOINTERS.BUT PILOTS HANDLING SHIPS SAYTHESE NIGHTTIME LASER STRIKESARE STEADY AND POWERFUL THE, THE BEAMS MUCH STRONGER THANANYTHING A POWER POINT LASERCOULD PRODUCE THEY ARE PAINFULTO THE EYES SOME STRIKES LASTING10 TO 15 MINUTES.THE U.S.COAST GUARD MARYLAND NATURALRESOURCES POLICE AND CALVERTCOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALL PARTOF THE INVESTIGATION.THE PILOTS ALSO ASSISTING TRYINGTO PINPOINT THE EXACT LOCATIONFROM WHERE THE STRIKESORIGINATE.>> TO ZOOM IN AND SPECIFICALLYPICK OUT WHICH HOUSE OR AREA OFTHE BEACH IT IS COMING FROM ISPRETTY HARD.BARRY ANYONE CAUGHT USING A: LASER THIS WAY FACESMISDEMEANOR CHARGES BUT COULDSPEND TEN YEARS IN PRISON.IF CONVICTED.

Laser strikes have affected planes and helicopters. Now someone in Maryland is using a laser to temporarily blind pilots who are maneuvering ships along the Chesapeake Bay. The Coast Guard is investigating.

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The laser strikes are happening at night between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. The Coast Guard and others are trying to find who is responsible and trying to prevent a serious accident on the bay.

Pilots are trained to be ship-handling specialists who board large vessels and navigate them through the Chesapeake Bay into Maryland ports. Their job demands extreme concentration, but now a serious distraction is affecting their work.

"Someone's been shining a very bright green laser into the wheelhouse of ships coming up the bay, mostly ships northbound," said Capt. John Colgan, of the Association of Maryland Pilots.

Colgan said it started two weeks ago and presents a real danger for pilots.

"You could be blinded, and not see a small boat in front of you," Colgan said.

He knows of eight reports of laser strikes.

"It lit up the Carnival Pride, was one of the first ships that was lit up," Colgan said. "Big ships, big deep ships (have been affected)."

Investigators believe the laser strikes are coming from an area in Calvert County between Drum Point and Cove Point.

"The ships are about 4 to 5 miles away, at this point, or more, so it's that bright," Colgan said.

In the past, WBAL-TV 11 News has reported on similar strikes coming from laser pointers and affecting pilots of helicopters and planes, but pilots handling ships said these nighttime laser strikes are steady and powerful.

The beams are much stronger than anything a PowerPoint laser could produce. They are painful to the eyes, with some strikes lasting 10 to 15 minutes. The Coast Guard., Maryland Natural Resources Police and Calvert County Sheriff's Office are all part of the investigation. The pilots are also assisting, trying to pinpoint the exact location from which the strikes originate.

"To zoom in and specifically pick out which house or which area of the beach it's coming from is pretty hard," Colgan said.

Anyone caught using a laser in that way faces misdemeanor charges and if convicted, could spend up to 10 years in prison.